Realnetworks · Realplayer · CVE-2011-2949
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
RealPlayer versions 11.0 through 11.1
RealPlayer versions 14.0.0 through 14.0.5
RealPlayer SP versions 1.0 through 1.1.5
RealPlayer Enterprise versions 2.0 through 2.1.5
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ID3v2 tags in an MP3 file. This is a result of a heap-based buffer overflow.
**Recommendations**
For RealPlayer versions 11.0 through 11.1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.
For RealPlayer versions 14.0.0 through 14.0.5, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.
For RealPlayer SP versions 1.0 through 1.1.5, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.
For RealPlayer Enterprise versions 2.0 through 2.1.5, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted ID3v2 tags in MP3 files until a patch is available.